Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151), which rose 3.02% or 56.0 points to trade at 1909.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) added 2.87% or 28.0 points to end at 1004.0 and DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) was up 2.61% or 57.0 points to 2237.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which fell 6.24% or 62.0 points to trade at 932.0 at the close. Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504) declined 2.86% or 87.0 points to end at 2958.0 and Yokogawa Electric Corp. (T:6841) was down 2.33% or 45.0 points to 1890.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2106 to 1366 and 249 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.86% or 87.0 to 2958.0. Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.61% or 57.0 to 2237.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 19.31.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.07% or 0.59 to $55.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.69% or 0.41 to hit $59.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.75 to trade at $1550.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.05% to 105.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 117.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 97.953.